Description:
The Library of the University of Latvia is the largest academic library in the country and the main information and resource centre for research and studies. The Library serves needs of students and staff of the University of Latvia.
Collection comprises over 2 million units and is continually expanded. The Library offers books, periodicals, audiovisual materials, unpublished documents, electronic publications and other resources in various fields of science in Latvian and foreign languages. The Library has both open and closed stock facilities with all of the materials available to every user of the Library.
There is a wide range of rich and qualitative electronic resources available. Those include e-books, e-journals, databases of reference, juridical information, dissertations and other kind of e-resources. Library provides access to more than 40 subscribed databases with over 100 000 e-resources in different fields of science available at the premises.
Access to aggregate information of the results of academic and research activities at the University of Latvia is available via bibliographic databases created at the Library: University of Latvia research publications and history; University of Latvia graduation thesis and a database of dissertations elaborated and defended at the University. Resources may be accessed via the union catalogue online and the card catalogue located at the Central Library.
The Library is proud of several collections of Rare Editions and Manuscripts that include fragments of medieval manuscripts, manuscripts of prominent figures of Latvian culture, reproductions and books from the 13th century up until our day. The Library has received several collections donated by outstanding world scientists: Embriks Strands, Ernests Felsbergs, Pēteris Šmits, Helmuts Vinters, Samuels Knohs and others.